Naijalarry:


Most assistantships cover tuition in full. Some provide for room and board. Most stipends you receive while working will typically cover the living expenses, you just don't need to spend recklessly.

The only thing most assistantships don't cover is health insurance and students fees, but those can only be paid from stipend since most assistantships offer subsidized health insurance.

You just have to be wise and apply to where the money is.

If you sabi your onion, US schooling won't stress you at all.

BigIyanga:

Seems my response flew over head lol.
Dont be misinforming people.. Scholarship for intl students is money in the bank… VO would we prefer US scholarship over FG scholarship.
Good luck

ArinzeAminuBOYS:



HALLO !

@Najdorf you with @BigIyanga are just advertising fake visa for the purpose of attracting clients . If your visa is real there is a part you can snap for the public to see and cover the remaining details . VO saw that you had scholarship and he did not ask about sponsorship and just gave you visa 😀. Go and tell that to the fools .


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I have not met @NewBoyKashogggi but i use to follow his posts and detailed style of explanations. I also observed that you with your cabals usually attack or try to bully newbies on Nairaland which is a very bad omen for the growth of Nairaland .

Don't bring politics into Nairaland , stop mentioning or abuse the authorities on Nairaland . What we are dealing with here is USA visa issues.

Back to your point , i want to support @NewBoyKashoggi that your claim of scholarships is USELESS FOR VISA PURPOSES. What @NewboyKashoggi is saying and which i support is that no matter how good is your Scholarship IT WILL OR DOES NOT GUARANTEED YOUR VISA.

Encourage students to focus on genuine intentions, SOP , Post graduation plans , How to communicate with the CO convincingly etc. Not focusing on unecessary scholarships which takes away all other visa qualification qualities.

It is good to have scholarships if you can access it but after accessing it and failed to garner other qualities , you will use your scholarship in your home library . Or you want to tell me that all applicants in Nigeria will or must access scholarships ?


HAVE A NICE DAY .

BigIyanga:

Ok ooh.. How come these MBA assistantships aren't readily to US residents and citizens pursuing MBA?

Rdfactor:
Good evening everyone. I have a pertinent question here and I’ll be glad if anyone can give advise.

I came to Nigeria to renew my F1 visa after completing mt masters and it was recently granted. I have offer of phd admission which I plan to resume in January. However, I have reasons to stay behind in Nigeria for now due to reasons beyond my power. I have already transferred my SEVIS to the school I’m going to and in fact did all onboarding process. However I emailed the school about my decision not to enrol at this time. This mean my visa will get cancelled including the SEVIS. If I apply for another PhD admission in the nearest future, won’t this issue cause problem during visa interview? This will mean I’ll pay for another SEVIS and all that.

Najdorf:

Lol I'm not sure what the guy is on about. The first thing that made my interview easy was that the VO saw I had a scholarship. From then on he didn't even ask about sponsorship.

Naijalarry:


Everyone is eligible to work as an assistantship.

US residents work as assistantships.

Who told you they don't work as assistants?

Remember the graduate assistantship positions are limited, everyone cannot get an assistantship.

That's why people are encouraged and advised to apply to as many schools as possible.

ArinzeAminuBOYS:



HALLO !

@Najdorf you with @BigIyanga are just advertising fake visa for the purpose of attracting clients . If your visa is real there is a part you can snap for the public to see and cover the remaining details . VO saw that you had scholarship and he did not ask about sponsorship and just gave you visa 😀. Go and tell that to the fools .


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I have not met @NewBoyKashogggi but i use to follow his posts and detailed style of explanations. I also observed that you with your cabals usually attack or try to bully newbies on Nairaland which is a very bad omen for the growth of Nairaland .

Don't bring politics into Nairaland , stop mentioning or abuse the authorities on Nairaland . What we are dealing with here is USA visa issues.

Back to your point , i want to support @NewBoyKashoggi that your claim of scholarships is USELESS FOR VISA PURPOSES. What @NewboyKashoggi is saying and which i support is that no matter how good is your Scholarship IT WILL OR DOES NOT GUARANTEED YOUR VISA.

Encourage students to focus on genuine intentions, SOP , Post graduation plans , How to communicate with the CO convincingly etc. Not focusing on unecessary scholarships which takes away all other visa qualification qualities.

It is good to have scholarships if you can access it but after accessing it and failed to garner other qualities , you will use your scholarship in your home library . Or you want to tell me that all applicants in Nigeria will or must access scholarships ?


HAVE A NICE DAY .

Naijalarry:


Good luck not keeping the hope alive!

ArinzeAminuBOYS:



HALLO !

@Najdorf you with @BigIyanga are just advertising fake visa for the purpose of attracting clients . If your visa is real there is a part you can snap for the public to see and cover the remaining details . VO saw that you had scholarship and he did not ask about sponsorship and just gave you visa 😀. Go and tell that to the fools .


°°°°°°°°°°°


I have not met @NewBoyKashogggi but i use to follow his posts and detailed style of explanations. I also observed that you with your cabals usually attack or try to bully newbies on Nairaland which is a very bad omen for the growth of Nairaland .

Don't bring politics into Nairaland , stop mentioning or abuse the authorities on Nairaland . What we are dealing with here is USA visa issues.

Back to your point , i want to support @NewBoyKashoggi that your claim of scholarships is USELESS FOR VISA PURPOSES. What @NewboyKashoggi is saying and which i support is that no matter how good is your Scholarship IT WILL OR DOES NOT GUARANTEED YOUR VISA.

Encourage students to focus on genuine intentions, SOP , Post graduation plans , How to communicate with the CO convincingly etc. Not focusing on unecessary scholarships which takes away all other visa qualification qualities.

It is good to have scholarships if you can access it but after accessing it and failed to garner other qualities , you will use your scholarship in your home library . Or you want to tell me that all applicants in Nigeria will or must access scholarships ?


HAVE A NICE DAY .

Abby212:
Good morning all, please what is your advice? A friend of mind got PhD assistantship at Kent State University and planning to go with hubby and two kids. She was denied first attempt as she told the VO that the husband would be taking care of the children while she’s studying but I told her to say the husband and kids are just going to help her settle in and would be back in 3 weeks.
Please gurus, hope it’s ok to say that?
Thank you

NewBoyKhashoggi:

Oh! Thanks so much!! I appreciate


Hey 🤠


Let her leave the family behind for now if she doesn't want to forfeit her PhD opportunity.

1. Good alternative, she can re apply with the kids without the hubby.

2. Better alternative, she can reapply with the youngest kid and leave the rest behind.

3. Best alternative, let her re apply alone .


4. If she want to go by all means with the whole family then she has to work on lot of things .



NOTE*****

Its not compulsory to quickly travel with your nuclear family , US embassy doesn't operate like the UK or Canada . She also need a good teacher to take her on with good communication gimmicks with the Consular .




Best Wishes 🙏

NewBoyKhashoggi:




Hey 🤠


Your question is a teaser , but i will try my best and leave the rest for other positive responses.

© Since you have successfully transferred your SEVIS from your old school to the new one then you do not have to worry , the only fear you should have is IF YOU DID NOT TRANSFER YOUR SEVIS SUCCESSFULLY.


1. To my little understanding, If you were approved a visa and did not travel , or chose to not enroll into your new school, i think this is okay ...

2. And if your visa is still valid till you are ready to travel again , you would not need to apply for a new visa , all you need is a new Form I 20 from your new school

3. You can travel on your old visa (even if the school name on the I 20 and visa did not match ).

4. If you remain in Nigeria till your present visa expires , you do not have any fear or problem to secure another F1 visa and pay another SEVIS fee . DID YOU COMMIT ANY CRIME IN THE US BEFORE YOU TRAVEL BACK ?

5. Genuiness of purpose (good reason why you did not travel and enroll ) with other convincing elements is what the Consular officer is looking for .


6. PRINT OUT THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR FORMER SCHOOL & BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR PRESENT SCHOOL and keep it as a record to show your future Consular officer when going for your visa.



Best Wishes 🙏

Rdfactor:


Thank you so much brother. But please, can you grant me 2 mins of your time? I’ll just give you a call and we can talk on phone. I already sent you a DM

NewBoyKhashoggi:



Hey 🤠

1. You do not need any medical examination to attend an F1 visa interview in both embassy locations in Nigeria ( Abuja / Lagos).

2. May be your agent or what you heard or what they told you about is BIOMETRIC which IS FREE and will be done for you inside the embassy ON THE DAY OF YOUR INTERVIEW.

3. These are what you should take to the embassy :

*** Form I 20
***"SEVIS fee payment receipt
*** MRV (visa fee) payment receipt
**** DS 160 confirmation page
*****2 Passport photo
Financial Proof ....


NB; There are other US visa categories which requires some form of medical examinations but NOT STUDENT VISA.


Best Wishes 🙏

NewBoyKhashoggi:



Hey 🤠

All glory to God. Leave your mail. Will revert . Did not see your msg.




Best Wishes 🙏

Rdfactor:


I have emailed you. You can drop ur number as you reply the email. Thank you so much bro

NewBoyKhashoggi:


Hey 🤠

No you did not . Its just a notification email from NL. Drop your email or cell no. I will reach out .



Best Wishes 🙏

Tylani:
Hi guys

I'm new here, I am currently a 400 lvl student in a federal university in Nigeria (my course is 5 years), I averaged well in my 100 lvl but after that it all went downhill, I currently have 5 fs ( not because I was unserious though, just passed through a lot of stuffs), my current gpa is between 2.5 - 2.8/4.0 and I am definetly going to spillover some courses and have an extra year, I saw some universities that accept that range of gpa, but my question is will I be able to transfer to a US university with 5 Fs on my transcript?
Or should I just start over with a bachelors degree (is that legal?), I'm currently 20 years old so age is on my side I think..


Please I need your advice guys

NewBoyKhashoggi:




Hey 🤠


Don't be discouraged with your CGPA . At age 20 you still have better years ahead . Summon your courage and be determine to graduate in the next 2 years ( I have calculated your imagined extra year) , therefore by age 24 you would have rounded off your NYSC.

You have spent 4 years in a reputable University in Nigeria, therefore be determined to get that Bsc even if you come out with the poorest CGPA . You may want to contest for political offices , banking Jobs NNPC , etc ...don't put out all hope out of NIGERIA .



HOWEVER
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1. If you are too determined to start another life in the USA then i will recommend you start from the begining (Bsc) . Write the year 2024 TOEFL and start contacting Universities in the United States from now .

***** If you start from the begining (Bsc) , you will certainly be among the top students in your department based on your years of study back in Nigeria .

**** While you are applying to the US Universities, don't stop your education with your present schoo in Nigeria until when your visa is on your table .


2. If you don't want to start from the beginning , yes you can transfer to US Universities from your current school but no one here can determine your acceptance probability.

***** Send emails to Universities in the USA, explaining your CGPA situation to them and tell them the department that you want to enrol in . They will be glad to reply you and tell you if you are good to start with your transfer process .


3. Start like this ; Google search Public Universities in the United States. Take the schools one by one and email their International Admissions office . By the time you have sent mail to like 25 schools , you will receive responses .



Best Wishes 🙏

Bodekay101: